Personal and Professional Development Module: CSR Reflection Report

This report, submitted for the Personal and Professional Development module, reflects on the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices within organizations. The report examines CSR's influence on sustainability, social impact, and ethical considerations. Using the Gibbs reflective cycle, the author describes their learning journey, focusing on how CSR knowledge enhanced employability and study skills. The main body discusses CSR strategies, challenges, and the importance of teamwork and communication. The report concludes with an action plan for future professional growth, emphasizing the value of continuous self-assessment and improvement. The references include relevant books and journal articles supporting the analysis.

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Table of Contents
Part 1 Covered in PPT......................................................................................................................3
PART 2............................................................................................................................................3
REFLECTION.................................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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Part 1 Covered in PPT.
PART 2
REFLECTION
INTRODUCTION
CSR practices is very much important for organisation, it covers the sustainability, social
impact and ethics to remain competitive in business environment (Cappella and Godfrey, 2019).
It is related with the development needs of an individual as well as group of individuals to
identify or evaluate key personal and professional managerial or leadership skills. Respective
section of report based on the reflection regarding employability and study skills by describing
own learning during the whole process.
MAIN BODY
To apply best CSR practices it is very much important to frame strategies and tactics in
order to gain desirable outcomes (Choy and Chua, 2019). While CSR practices implies within
the organisation there are some challenges faced by organisation, in that regards organisation
needed to frame potential framework to overcome from issues. Study on the CSR activities and
their importance on the organisational development and enhancement proved very beneficial for
me to enhance my employability and study skills positively. The learning process of mine
during the whole module can be illustrated properly by using Gibbs reflective cycle which starts
from the description and continuous clockwise to feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and
ends to action plan to access the learning of an individual potentially.
Gibbs reflective cycle by Graham Gibbs:
Step 1: Description: During respective stage, the whole situation is described in greater detail
without drawing any conclusion right away. In respective module I can be able to gain
knowledge regarding the Corporate social responsibility and its important for the businesses in
order to gain desirable outcomes. So while commencing respective project and collect necessary
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knowledge and information regarding CSR that helps in enhancing my research skills. I collect
some important learning too that data should be both quantitative and qualitative in nature so that
accurate data should be collected. While collecting knowledge and information by giving roles
and responsibilities to each and every individual by framing teams. To acknowledge about CSR
and its importance time and self management plays very much important role. It enables to
develop the problem solving skills as while dealing with the people some problem arises so that
enhance by thinking process in right direction in order to optimise the results very positively.
Feelings:
In respective stage of Gibbs model feelings denotes about the feelings during the event
triggered as well as thoughts of an individual (Lofthouse, 2019). The main intention is not to
discuss the feelings on it directly. In context of respective project I feel great by acknowledging
my skills and capabilities to manage and solve the problem of people in order to gain the
desirable outcomes during the project. Due to the team work I can be able to collaborate with
people in most positive manner as it is crucial to gain desirable outcomes. Sometimes due to the
gap in culture of people not able to communicate in the proper manner that hinders the self
interest in accumulating potential outcomes. So during the project I feel that in some areas
needed to work and some are already strong.
Evaluation:
In respective stage of the Gibbs cycle that reflect the learning and development by
evaluating oneself in order to gain desirable outcomes to further improve the performance
(McDonagh and et.al., 2019). The necessary steps and approaches to improve the level of
performance positively. In order to conduct the proper evaluation it is very much potential to
examine each and every activity in proper manner and reach at verifiable end results. During the
respective module while accumulating knowledge regarding CSR activities and its challenges on
organisation in feel that with the collaboration of members is very much important.
Communication within them is very much important by choosing the hierarchy in moving
towards the definite path to enhance understanding about CSR practices and its relevance for
business positively. The problem solving skill that required primarily to solve queries of people,
but due to people come from various backgrounds hinders the self interest of organisation for
gaining potential outcomes. In that regards my crucial contribution is to assist people in the
changing situation. Initially people feel resist to adopt changes by delivering the potentiality of
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changes in the life of an individual as well as for organisation in order to achieve potential
outcomes. The contribution make by people in completing the whole project is that they use one
of their best skills and capabilities as per the requirement of project. So contribution of each and
every individual is very crucial for organisation to achieve desirable outcomes.
Analysing:
In respective phrase of reflection which denotes about learning of an individual during
the situation, event or activity and its usage in future (Philipsen and et.al., 2019). To analyse the
whole situation it is potential to write down the level of experience about each and every event
and analyse individually. It is essential for people to learn from their own mistakes. In context of
respective project I analyse that taking risk is very important for an individual to gain growth in
career and develop the understanding about important subject matters. While I decided to collect
necessary information about CSR activities and its usage, automatically develop the confidence
that is positive symbol in gaining success. During the project the positive thing that all people
clear about their goals and objectives and ready to give one of their best efforts that positively
helps in achieving potential outcomes. The people communication process is very much
important to deliver one of potential information to the ultimate consumer base in order to reap
important results. So the positive thing that all people in organisation work collaborate with one
another that give strength to the coordinator of the whole team. The negative thing that people
become anxious while they not gain solution of their problem that create dissatisfaction within
them and hinders the self interest of people. While building the team all people quarrel with one
another that create chaos and takes huge cost with time. So managing all the attributes properly
in the organisation plays very much important role by eliminating the negative effects.
Conclusion:
In respective stage an individual take step back and look own performance to improve the
results and use it future to remain always competitive (Rønnestad and et.al., 2019). In respective
stage the collected information is very much valuable that helps to reach at valid conclusion in
order to optimise best results. From the respective project the potential outcomes collected that
knowledge and information should be collected after using various tools so that validate results
should be incurred. The positive outcome gained from that it enhance the knowledge which
potential for individual as well as for organisation to implement the CSR activities within the
organisation.
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Action plan:
In the last stage of Gibbs model of reflection which includes actions that are most
suitable for the gaining potential future outcomes (Steinert, O’Sullivan and Irby, 2019). In it an
individual by deeply analysing own performance and make promise from oneself to continue
with it in future by not making any kind of mistake. In respective project the most effective
approach is change management and deliver the roles and responsibilities to each and every
individual in proper manner.
So it is very much potential for an individual to before initiate the work, evaluate each
and every activity in proper manner so the errors should be minimise and effective results should
be incurred (Weller, 2019). With the help of gibbs model an individual can be demonstrate the
positive as well as negative attributes to improve the performance in near future and use it
properly.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been concluded that for an organisation CSR activities is
very much important for an organisation as it enhance the brand recognition and bring innovation
in marketplace. It is very important to analyse the significance of CSR activities for organisation
as well as individual with challenges faced by people. With the help of reflection an individual
can be able to access their own performance and by taking lessons can improve performance so
that potential outcomes can be achieved. Reflection enable to improve the present performance
with future performance of an individual.
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REFERENCES
Books and journal:
Cappella, E. and Godfrey, E.B., 2019. New perspectives on the child‐and youth‐serving
workforce in low‐resource communities: Fostering best practices and professional
development. American journal of community psychology. 63(3-4). pp.245-252.
Choy, W.K. and Chua, P.M., 2019. Professional development. In School Leadership and
Educational Change in Singapore(pp. 69-86). Springer, Cham.
Lofthouse, R., 2019. Coaching in education: a professional development process in
formation. Professional development in education. 45(1). pp.33-45.
McDonagh, C. and et.al., 2019. Enhancing practice through classroom research: A teacher's
guide to professional development. Routledge.
Philipsen, B. and et.al., 2019. Improving teacher professional development for online and
blended learning: A systematic meta-aggregative review. Educational Technology
Research and Development. 67(5). pp.1145-1174.
Rønnestad, M.H. And et.al., 2019. The professional development of counsellors and
psychotherapists: Implications of empirical studies for supervision, training and
practice. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 19(3). pp.214-230.
Steinert, Y., O’Sullivan, P.S. and Irby, D.M., 2019. Strengthening teachers’ professional
identities through faculty development. Academic Medicine. 94(7). pp.963-968.
Weller, J., 2019. Critical reflection through personal pronoun analysis (critical analysis) to
identify and individualise teacher professional development. Teacher Development.
23(1). pp.139-154.
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